Zelenskyy offers land swaps as Russia heartens Trump with prisoner release
The Hindu
Zelenskyy willing to trade land with Russia, Trump praises release of American prisoner as step towards peace.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was ready to swap land in negotiations with Russia, which freed an American prisoner in a gesture President Donald Trump described Tuesday as a goodwill gesture on ending the war.
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Mr. Zelenskyy, who will meet Friday at the Munich Security Conference with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a vocal critic of U.S. military support to Ukraine, described himself as ready for serious talks.
"We will swap one territory for another," he said in an interview with The Guardian.
Mr. Zelenskyy, who in the past has refused to cede any territory invaded by Russia, said he was ready to trade land in Russia's Kursk region which Ukraine seized in a surprise offensive last year.
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He acknowledged that Ukraine would not be able to enjoy security guarantees just with European partners.
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